Where does “lexicologia” come from?
lexicologia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lexicologia (Portuguese): lexicology
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Ancestry of “lexicologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -logia | -logy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |